I just finished watching tonight’s episode (“Sine Qua Non”) of Battlestar Galatica and I am so wound up I can barely write this post. Between what happened in the episode and the sneak peeks of next week’s episode, I am positively in a state of … frak, I don’t even know what word would describe my mental/emotional state at the moment. I want to write more, but right now, I think I need some time to digest it all.
Despite all the spaceships, at its heart, Battlestar Galactica is a human drama of remarkable depth and complexity of story and particularly character. Each episode seems to run the gamut of emotions. It’s almost torturous, but in a way that is utterly divine, and it never rings false, a rarity in television. No, with BSG we get honesty about the human condition, both the beautiful and the ugly and all that lies in between. Television doesn’t get much better than this, and for me, I’m not sure if anything will ever top what they’ve done with this show. I pray the BSG writers will stay the course and deliver us a dazzling and appropriate ending for the series. The show needs it and deserves it and so do its fans. To do less would diminish such a stellar accomplishment for the medium.
I truly wish the network would reconsider the lengthy mid-season hiatus they have planned for the series. This show is absolutely must-watch right now and I think it would be a crying shame to lose the momentum. It’d be tantamount to hitting a speed bump at 100 miles per hour.
Please, Mr. Moore, Mr. Eick, and the BSG cast, go to bat for your fans. We love the show and want to watch it straight through to the end.
Yes, I'll admit it. I love Battlestar Galactica, Dune, Star Trek, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Macs, iPods, NASA, Wii, Xbox ... and about a dozen other things that 
qualify me for geek status. Oh, and then there's my love for all things Longhorn and the NFL...
